Boston University

Science & Technology

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, Department of radiology, Boston Medical Center BMC, Ducksoo Kim, director of the vascular and interventional radiology fellowship, Karen Buch, condoms nanotechnology, sexual health, Grand Challenges Explorations Programs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Health & Medicine

MED Prof Wins Gates Foundation Condom Challenge

December 10, 2013

Boston University BU, Cambodia, ecology research, Les Kaufman, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Faculty

Ecosystems and Us

December 9, 2013

Framingham Heart Study, FHS, Jackson Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, University of Mississippi, American Heart Association, AHA

Disease

$30 Million from AHA Bolsters Framingham Heart Study

December 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Iranian nuclear weapons missile deal, Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear program, POV opinion, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor of international relations former US ambassador to Lesotho professor Robert Loftis, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif

Faculty

POV: Iran Nuclear Accord Is a Good Deal

December 9, 2013

Boston University BU, student opinions, You Speak, SnapChat, photo video sharing app

Students

YouSpeak: Snapchat

December 9, 2013

Christopher Chen, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, tissue engineering, biomedical engineering

Engineering

The Body Builder

December 4, 2013

Joyce Wong, Bennet Goldberg, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, STEM, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Faculty

New BU Initiative to Boost STEM Education

December 3, 2013

philippines typhoon 2013, climate change, richard murray, boston university college of arts and sciences, CAS

Ecology

POV: Is Philippines Typhoon the New Normal?

December 3, 2013

Boston University BU, point of view, opinion, American decline exceptionalism

Science & Technology

POV: What’s So Exceptional about America?

November 25, 2013

Boston University BU, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, director Chris Dellarocas, MOOCs, massive open online courses

Computational Science

Wanted: Faculty to Develop MOOCs and Help Design BU’s Digital Future

November 25, 2013

Boston University BU, point of view, opinion editorial, JFK, John F Kennedy, kennedy assassination 50 anniversary, gun control

History

POV: 50 Years after Dallas, It’s Time for Gun Control

November 22, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Engineering

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

Robert A. Brown, Thomas M. Menino, Boston University Initiative on Cities IoC, Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

In the City

Menino Lands at BU

November 13, 2013

Adobe software technology company, security breach, customer password database

Technology

Change Your Adobe Password

November 12, 2013

Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli Palestinian conflict

History

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 12, 2013

Neta Crawford, United States military, collateral damage

Politics

POV: US Military’s Plummeting Collateral Damage

November 11, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Photonics Center, mechanical engineering, NSF Research, veterans

Engineering

From Battlefield to Lab Bench

November 11, 2013

leishmaniasis, Scott Schaus, associate professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, associate professor of pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Lauren Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Disease

BU Researchers Work against Deadly, Disfiguring Disease

November 7, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, Nancy Brady, Ebola, Kibaale District of Uganda

Science & Technology

Lessons from a Hot Zone

November 7, 2013

Boston University, Sustainable Neighborhood Lab, SNL, energy conservation, Madison Park Village, Roxbury, MA, Massachusetts, sustainability programs in Boston

Climate Change

BU Profs Take Energy Conservation from Lecture Hall to Real Life

November 5, 2013

BU Profs Take Energy Conservation from Lecture Hall to Real Life